‘Crime afloat is mushrooming with the theft of equipment and property from boats contributing to a multi-million pound problem around our shores,’ says managing director Tom Snook. ‘But we have demonstrated that this crime can be effectively combated, with the result that the OML business has come along in leaps and bounds over the last 12 months. In particular, we are now working with some of the very largest suppliers, such as Honda and Suzuki, whereas before we hadn’t really arrived in the big league.’

Snook regards the Volcano as the pinnacle of his company’s bolt lock development to date. It’s aimed at deterring and preventing thieves from crowbarring outboard engines off the sterns of boats and has been designed for transom-bolted engines of 30 to 225hp.

Cornwall Marine Network marketing manager Tim Bowerbank comments: ‘The Volcano is a simple yet effective design based on extensive research and has quickly gained market share for OML in an internationally competitive market place.’